European Reacts to the Insane Size of American Bridges!

[@duckducknight]

Louisiana has a lot of bridges because they cross a lot of water. Louisiana is famous for bayous.

[@margieloveland3122]

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[@jonadabtheunsightly]

Yeah, Louisiana has almost as much water, proportionally, as Denmark.

[@reliantncc1864]

Most of the world won't even know what a bayou is, because it's basically a Louisiana word.

[@alfredsmith1566]

@@reliantncc1864 Dat's where we get our crawfish!

[@shawnkelly695]

The french love their swamps. In canada we have the french live in a swamp too..

[@fredschwartz7943]

The Golden Gate Bridge is famous because of the time it was built (1937), and the fact it held the longest bridge record for about 25 years, and the tallest bridge record for about 60 years. They also picked a great color.

[@jillmlyon2552]

Louisiana has a lot of long "bridges" because so much of it is swampland. They are really causeways: long, low highways across water.

[@sandyk5262]

I dislike that bridge very much! You can see the swamps on the side...only thing about traveling in the south are the bridges! Yes, i hate bridges and been on many. I have a suggestion. I BET many of your listeners would love to see Portugal. Tx for your vids.

[@romaschild3]

The longest continuous bridge over water, in the world, is the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana, runs 23.79 miles over open water.

[@matthewappling9049]

I think he is skipping the bridge to the keys because it's considered more than one bridge because it goes from island to island.

[@dotfargis6320]

That's what I was thinking 😀

[@DavidBeserock]

Still has a 7 mile span, doesn't it!

[@jessewhittemore784]

Rt 1 to the Keys is mostly causeway with a few bridges

[@lauraelliott6909]

The Seven Mile Bridge is #9. It's just shorter than the first bridge in this video.

[@amyhull754]

I was literally coming here to ask about the wildly terrifying looking bridge in Florida (that's used in the movie "True Lies").

[@belvagurr403]

I have driven a cross the Lake Ponchartrain Causeway ONCE, you can’t see land in front of you or behind you from the middle. I was terrified!!!

[@sdube001]

I sat in the car while Dad drove. That was enough.

[@bill45colt]

5 times,,,but not in the same year,,,,golden gate 2 times,,, chesapeake 2 times,,,,all were great!!! San diego bay bridge 4 times also,,,,

[@001Flange]

I had to drive it in a U-Haul. It was stressful.

[@jmrob1107]

It's really precarious on a foggy night!

[@european-reacts]

thats amazing

[@darcyjorgensen5808]

The Golden Gate Bridge is actually fairly short. What’s really cool about it is Fort Point, underneath the SF side of the bridge, a military site that was used in the Civil War. It is also seen in the Alfred Hitchcock movie “Vertigo”.

[@melindaburch4318]

We don’t care if The Golden Gate Bridge is short. It’s our best and famous and FAVORITE bridge in the U.S.! None of the other bridges compare.

[@reliantncc1864]

That's also a spot used as the location of Starfleet Academy in Star Trek.

[@palaguin]

I was at Fort Point in 2001. Great scenic view.

[@RyukyuStyle]

@@melindaburch4318 When the fog rolls in, its epic.

[@tking747]

Look up Mackinac Bridge (as he said pronounced Mackinaw), uniting the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan. Absolutely beautiful!

[@richardmartin9565]

Miles are more impressive than meters.

[@wuffian69]

i like the pictures during snow

[@lauraelliott6909]

My parents live in the Upper Penninsula, so I've crossed it many times. It's known locally as the Mighty Mac. It's a beautiful bridge.

[@mycocorleone4771]

it 5 miles long. And its a beautiful bridge. ​@@richardmartin9565

[@sjmccafferey4437]

Mackinac Bridge’s total shoreline-to-shoreline length of 26,372 feet 28 feet (8.5 m) short of five miles (8.0 km). It remains the longest suspension bridge with two towers between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere. The length of the bridge's main span is 3,800 feet (1,158 m), which makes it the third-longest suspension span in the United States and 27th longest suspension span worldwide. It is also one of the world's longest bridges overall.

[@mikebetts2046]

And.... offers some stunning views when driving northward when the sun is low in the sky to the west.

[@misslora3896]

Have been across it several times while stationed in the Soo way back in 86' - 87'. Loved looking down at the water through the grated surface of the main span when my husband drove, but hated driving it myself because the way the surface grabs the tire tred and pulls you side to side a bit. I couldn't help but keep a death grip on the steering wheel. The 1st year we had a little 82' Datsun pickup truck which was really lightweight and rear wheel drive. It didn't feel quite as severe after we got a front wheel drive little sedan, but was still enough to make me nervous.

[@DennisRabidue]

​@@misslora3896Cars have blown off that bridge and it gets shut down often due to high winds

[@misslora3896]

@@DennisRabidue Oh I know. Wind, snow and ice, even just wet weather can make it treacherous. My husband was stationed on a Coast Guard buoy tender in the Soo, and as soon as the winter weather started our SoCal butts quickly learned that our little truck was useless in the U.P. snow. Fortunately, we were advised by the experienced Coasties to put a 500 lb concrete buoy sinker into the bed over the rear axle so we could get enough traction to drive. Consequently, we also learned it made driving across the bridge feel less scary too.

[@valeriecharboneau308]

Why didn’t it get counted??

[@LisE555]

Ive been on the Chesapeake Bay Bridege. Its kind of scary and when I was young I remember there were people who just couldn't drive over it so they had a place you could park at the beginning and someone would drive you and your car over it. I don't think they do that anymore. Yes the bridge is long but then you go under water in what seemed like a creepy tunnel for part of it. Even when I was young I was always worried there would be a crack or something in the wall and the water would come rushing in and trap us all in the tunnel.

[@wilelowman]

20 I've vacation in Virginia and been on the Chesapeake bridge. The underground portions are so large ships can pass without having a real tall bridge. On the last day of our vacation they closed the bridge for a aircraft carrier coming into port.

[@alia_and_gotin3117]

I currently live in Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is an experience.

[@PeggyCobb-rf9xc]

Lawrence may not realize that the French originally settled Louisiana, so many of the names are French. Louisiana was named after French King Louis.

[@reliantncc1864]

Which one? There were a lot of French kings named Louis. Well, it's Louis XIV, but don't you think you should have specified?

[@Jliske2]

@@reliantncc1864yeah, might as well have said "one of the Louis's" 😂

[@cspat1]

@@Jliske2 Let’s see do I care which Louis? Are we having a test later? Then Nope don’t care lol

[@johnjames529]

French Canadians, not French.

[@darcyjorgensen5808]

The SF Bay Bridge is only 8.4 miles, but when it was built its tunnel through Yerba Buena Island was the largest bore ever constructed. That was my commute for decades. There’s nothing like coming out from the tunnel and seeing SF.

[@builtontherockhomestead9390]

Grew up in Sacramento so I've been over the old Bay Bridge multiple times. Mom had a mild case of fear of heights, so she hated driving over that bridge.

[@barbarasalley]

I've traveled over the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway many, many times. You really can't see land from the middle and when the fog rolls in you can' t see anything!!! The bridge closes in severe fog or an escort vehicle leads groups of cars over at intervals.

[@barryjurgensen9396]

10 Longest Bridges In North America Lake Pontchartrain Causeway - 23.9 miles Manchac Swamp Bridge - 23 miles Louisiana Airborne Memorial Bridge - 18.2 miles Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel - 17.6 miles Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge - 11 miles Louisiana Highway 1 Bridge - 8.3 miles Confederation Bridge - 8 miles Jubilee Parkway - 8 miles San Mateo-Hayward Bridge - 7 miles Seven Mile Bridge - 6.7 miles

[@Mary-x6p1z]

thank you for that very interesting information..

[@sugarbonez777]

Virginia here-the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is a beast-it even goes underwater at a point --

[@ZakhadWOW]

he really should have used the full name "CH. Bay Bridge-Tunnel"

[@reliantncc1864]

Yeah, I've lived there. I remember it being closed because it got flooded. Not many bridges end up underwater unless they've collapsed.

[@sugarbonez777]

That tunnel is scary to look at

[@AnikaLivo]

I drove the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel just after I got my drivers license. I was terrified, mainly of the height. I'd been over to Atlantic City swimming with my boyfriend, and he lost his glasses when a wave flipped him over. He was near blind without them, so I had to drive home. I learned on an automatic, and his car was a 4-speed. I worked the clutch and he shifted gears, which was probably harder than if he'd just let me do both.

[@vivienneclarke2421]

Who remembers the names of the tunnels~??😂 There's Mussels Shoals,annnnnd,damn,I can't remember the other one lol. Is it Hampton Rhodes?? I've driven that bridge many,many,many times tho..........

[@blindblow]

Okay I am only 3 minutes into your video but let me as an American give a great shout-out to those brave Portuguese sailors from back in the day!

[@jimcrawford3221]

I grew up on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain and have crossed the Causeway many times. I was built to make it faster for suburb communities to get to New Orleans in a time before the interstate highway system. The Bonne Carrie Spillway is a structure to the west of Lake Pontchartrain that can be opened when the flood levels in the Mississippi River might threaten the integrity of the levees around New Orleans. Opening the structure allows some of the water from the Mississippi River to flow through Lake Pontchartrain and out to the Gulf. The Atchafalaya Spillway severs a similar purpose but much farther north on the Mississippi near where it meets with the Atchafalaya and Red Rivers. You can read about 1927 and what happened after brutal snowfalls in the north were melting and folks dynamited the levees to keep New Orleans from going under. It was sad. Randy Newman has a great song about it (Louisiana 1927).

[@twylanaythias]

You have to remember that the combined Mississippi/Missouri River System (which is fed by nearly half of the continental United States) empties into the Gulf of Mexico, its delta occupying much of the lower half of the State. Even before spreading out across its delta, the Mississippi River is roughly one mile wide (give or take half a mile - it varies) for 100+ miles leading up to it. (That's 1.0 to 2.2 km in width, and an average width of 1.6 km.) The Mississippi Delta is beyond massive, covering more than 4.4 million acres - that's roughly 7000 square miles or 18,000 square kilometers! All of that area is marshes, wetlands, rivers, bayous, and other terrain which can only be crossed by roadways via bridges. PS ~ 20

[@johnjames529]

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge in Maryland (not to be confused with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel in VA) is one of the scariest. It may not be the longest, but it goes so high up in the sky.

[@AnnPriddy-k1i]

Been across it many times. It’s like going on a roller coaster ride. Not For The Faint Hearted.

[@kldoss89]

I rode across the highway 1 bridge in Louisiana while driving home to Texas two days after 9/11. The tension and nerves we felt were next level! We didn't think anything would ACTUALLY happen while we were going across but everyone was on edge after what just happened, as you can imagine.

[@briantalley8415]

Here's a 20 for you. The Chesapeake Bay bridge-tunnel is pretty amazing, particularly if you end up in Norfolk. Going under that much water is unnerving, to say the least. Then, you emerge in Norfolk next to the Naval shipyard and often see aircraft carriers and other vessels up close. That's always a treat we enjoyed on our way to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

[@seangates1451]

I’m from Virginia, and I was just waiting to see where the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel would be on this list! Been across it a few times. It’s definitely something of an adventure!

[@handypandy222]

Long bridges in Loisianna (LA): There was a famous US senator from LA called Huey Long who in a position of power was able directed a lot of money to projects in his state from the national government. there is also a lot of water in the state as well

[@philliprow]

your Louisiana bridge name pronunciation is so good. maybe not exactly correct but closer than some frome here might say.

[@michaelkelleypoetry]

I live in the Memphis area, so the first bridge that comes to mind for me is the Hernando de Soto Bridge next to the Pyramid. It's 3 miles long. It was constructed in 1973, 52 years ago, but Memphians still refer to it as "the new bridge".

[@terrimobley6067]

Lol .. The same thing happens in East Texas. Anything that's been built within the last hundred years is "new" . Gotta love it

[@mariaeisenhardt2296]

I grow up on the south shore of New Orleans and can remember when there was only one bridge that cross lake Pontchartrain. I now live on the north shore and cross the bridge all the time. It’s not true that you can’t see land. On a clear day both sides are easily visible. Unfortunately on a rainy day or hazy day or ever worse a foggy day visibility can become quite scary. A few weeks ago my daughter and I crossed and visibility was 1.5 miles. When I was in college I was crossing The Manchac Swamp Bridge and the fog was so thick I couldn’t see the front of my car. That was the scariest drive of my life.

[@pambarab5506]

Driving across the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway feels like you are driving into the ocean because you can't see any land. I've heard of people who get disoriented or too frightened and they pull over to the side and the police have to come escort them across. I would just keep checking my mileage to remind myself when land could be sighted.

[@JohnMillerIII-v1r]

I have been across all of those bridges in Louisiana absolutely amazing. If you like swamp scenery those are all it.

[@sandygrunwaldt1780]

Living in Michigan, I've been across the Mackinaw a few times. Beautiful sights, the only thing is we always never went over it with High Winds advisory because it could blow one's car off the bridge.

[@kenmcpherson8976]

Many, many years ago when I was a young Marine, I ran a marathon across the Lake Pontchartrain bridge.

[@michaelrunnels7660]

Louisiana has thousands of square miles of swampland. There is no ground to build roads on for a long way because it's all shallow water with heavy vegetation growth called bayous. That's where alligators thrive.

[@jennifercoulter574]

Louisiana has a lot of cost line, bayous, swamps, and water. I've been on all the bridges mentioned. Crossing Lake Pontchartrain is a little uncomfortable. Crossing it in a thunderstorm is even more uncomfortable.

[@thseed7]

20. Worked in Lafayette, Louisiana. The Causeway takes like 30 minutes to drive across. First time I ever crossed it, I was in the backseat and we were driving up from New Orleans talking business. I remembered seeing that we were driving onto a bridge as we continued to talk about work. The next thing I knew, it was like 20 minutes later and I realized we were still on the bridge and very much in the area of not being able to see land.

[@peterjohnson388]

There is a new bridge over the Detroit River under construction connecting the US to Canada. When complete it will be the longest cable stayed bridge in North America. Check it out, there are plenty of videos about it.

[@ZakhadWOW]

Gordie Howe... been watching it for years.

[@socratesporter]

I can’t wait to see it

[@robertgarrard8868]

The Pontchartrain Causeway is actually considered the longest true bridge in the world by civil engineering experts because, unlike the seven SE Asian bridges that are longer, it actually crosses an obstacle. Six of the seven in SE Asia are Chinese rail viaducts, where an authoritarian regime just ignored the NIMBYs and built elevated rail lines right past apartment and office buildings because it was cheaper. The seventh is a highway viaduct in Thailand. That particular bridge is shorter than the combined length of the Manchac Swamp Bridge, Bonnet Carre Spillway, and LeBranche Wetlands Bridge. These three bridges are actually a continuous span that is ~63.6 km long. Because the total length turns through two right angles and is therefore signed as three different interstates, they are counted as three different bridges (it is worth noting that the central structure is actually the world’s most potent flood control device). If the total span is counted as a single bridge, then it is the longest highway span in the world, the Thai viaduct included.

[@alfredsmith1566]

20 On the 24 mile long Lake Ponchartrain Causeway, you cannot see land on the 6 miles in the middle! Some people get so scared crossing it,they have to be escorted by the bridge patrol. Most of these Louisiana bridges listed help connect New Orleans to the next cities. Last week we had a record setting snow storm, 12 inches in most places. More than any time since the 1890s! 🇺🇸🦅🍹🎷🎭😎

[@The_Kiosk]

When my family went for vacation to Mackinac, we happened to cross the bridge at the pricise moment the day/night terminator was upon the bridge. Lake Michigan was on one side and Lake Huron was on the other. Huron was under dark of night but Michigan was still in twilight. It was very cool.

[@sams1745]

The golden gate bridge isnt long, but it is a suspension bridge and sways in a good wind. .

[@mattzukowski1207]

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is a trip since it has that lovely man made island with a Restaurant and gift shop. Apparently it's currently closed.

[@melissawitt3773]

The first time I drove across the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and I got to the middle and could see no land… I got nervous and wanted to go back. I lived in Mandeville and used it often. It is a nice bridge and traffic flowed well back then.

[@user-dc6ut5uu3t]

The Vasco da Gama Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal is the longest bridge in the country. It's also the longest bridge in Europe at a Length of 17.2 kilometers (10.7 miles) long. The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana is the longest bridge in the United States. It's also the longest bridge in the world that runs continuously over water. It's 23.83 miles long.

[@JPMadden]

We Americans know who Vasco da Gama was, although we pronounce his name as if it was Spanish.

[@rendafranker7088]

Lake Pontchartrain borders New Orleans. An American country , rock band , named Poco put out a beautiful , hit single in 1979 called ,”Heart of the Night” about that lake.

[@TheHobGoblin]

Gowing up in michigan we drove over the Mackinaw bridge often, its kinda scary, especially if its windy

[@judywelch-w7g]

If you look at Lousiana's elevation you will see it is on a flood plain next to Gulf of mexico. They are almost at sea level so any storm raises river and lake levels.

[@adrianwilson5950]

New Orleans is under sea level.

[@tomray8765]

From the air (Like in a helicopter) you can see that the state of Louisiana is almost ALL swamp and lakes. The only land there is, are the fields and pastures along the road. Cities sit on islands. No wonder a lot of long bridges there. The Pontitrain causeway IS the longest CONTINIOUS bridge over water in the world--- If you define bridges that way.

[@guyobhf6273]

The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway isn't a new bridge. I rode across it when I was a kid and I'm 73. I've been on it a couple times as an adult too. What an experience.

[@ionecuff6323]

I have driven across the bridges in Louisiana several times. I have made several trips driving from Arizona to Florida, and Alabama. Louisiana is like one big huge swamp and that is why they have so many very long bridges (I think).

[@lmtellsho6283]

The Mississippi river ends in the Louisianna delta..lots of water, lots of shrimp.

[@SuperGolgotha]

My wife and I traveled the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-tunnel during a snow storm to save an abused puppy from a shelter in NC. It was treacherous and expensive but it was a great trip. I love your channel.

[@camperoh]

Lake Pontchartrain is actually one example people use to prove the curvature of the Earth. It has a line of identical towers that carries power transmission lines and stretches about fifteen miles across the lake. If you stand on the shore of the lake, you see how the towers look shorter and shorter when you look across.

[@connienunez2405]

I remember going across the Causeway in Louisiana many times when I was little back in the late 50's early 60's...all I wanted was to get to the other side because it was like being in the middle of the ocean, all you saw was water and boats

[@PookysMom6]

20 I've been over several of the bridges mentioned! The Lake Pontchartrain one is crazy... As well as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, where you drive underwater on part of the bridge (so the big ships can cross without causing traffic back-ups)

[@MaryLyall-h1h]

I grew up a couple miles from the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway on the south shore (Metairie). I'm old enough to remember when it was just a single span. I remember it was scariest driving at night with cars coming from the opposite direction in the lane next to you. The second span was built and opened in the late 60's. It made driving across it much safer. I've driven over it so many times, but I still don't like the drive at night.

[@KathyMaxwell-k5g]

Louisiana is mostly swamp land. I drove over Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and it was down to 2 lanes. It was nearly my meltdown, it seemed to go on forever!

[@HDCalame]

The New London Bridge, which opened in 1831, was found to be sinking after a century of use, so it was sold to an American oil tycoon in 1968. The bridge was taken apart and shipped brick by brick to the US. In 1971 the bridge's reconstruction was completed and is now located in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, USA.

[@garygray2287]

#20. I learned a lot watching this. I had no idea there were so many long bridges in Louisiana or that the bayous are so pervasive there. I, too, thought they were much smaller and confined to the coastal areas only. Really enjoyed this.

[@AmericanoLisboa]

Virginian here. I live in Hampton Roads where we have those three bridge-tunnels: Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (CBBT), Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT) and the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel (MMMBT or as us locals say: the "M&M"). It's so nice to see my home area featured! Força Sporting!

[@Briansgate]

20 I've been to New Orleans many times, and that damn bridge over lake Pontchartrain is a beast indeed.

[@sag2horses]

LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN CAUSEWAY BRIDGE, I USED TO WORK ACROSS THE LAKE FROM WHERE I LIVED AND CROSSED IT TWICE A DAY 5 DAYS A WEEK.

[@T.Gorrell]

We're always watching, André! 20!

[@cdfdesantis699]

Louisiana is comprised of the Mississippi River delta, where it splits into multiple branches as it empties into the Gulf. It also has many tributary rivers & streams which join it at that point, with all that slow-moving water creating Louisiana's swamps, bayous, & lakes. There is a LOT of water & wetland to be crossed, & bridges ARE more efficient than boats. Thanks for your reaction.

[@DukadaSiSom]

I used to drive on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway pretty regularly when I lived in Louisiana. It's absolutely gorgeous to drive across in nice weather - just make sure you aren't low on gas when you hit it!

[@christopherstephenjenksbsg4944]

20 A friend of mine lives in Mandeville, Louisiana, and when he worked in New Orleans he had to commute over the Lake Ponchetrain Causeway every work day. I been over it once, when I visited New Orleans in 1987. It was looooooooooong! All the bridges Laurence mentions are engineeting marvels, but it terms of beauty, I prefer suspension bridges or cable-stayed bridges. When I was growing up in NYC the Verrazano Narrows Bridge was being built. Completed in 1964, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time, and it is still the longest in the US. However, Laurence would be happy to know that the Humber Bridge in the UK, which opened in 1981, is now the longest in the world. However, in terms of beauty, I still preferr the Brooklyn Bridge. Cable-stayed bridges can't be that long, but they are beautiful bridges nonetheless. Of the cable-stay bridges I've seen in person, the Penobscot Narrows Bridge near Bangor, Maine, is my favorite.

[@MrsHornesgdnm]

20 .... I always watch your videos until the end.... your expressions make me laugh! I have never been on any of those bridges, and probably won't be any any of them either.... due to medical issues, I can't travel. But it was an interesting video, I never knew any of this! My neighbors across the street are from Louisiana ..... good people, very sweet and helpful!

[@mattzukowski1207]

You have the Golden Gate in California but the style comes from Tacoma Washington's Narrow's Bridge. The first one fell down. Look up Galloping Gertie.

[@richardlabaire5302]

Louisiana happens to sit bellow sea level for most of its land mass so it is basically a giant flooded jungle. bridges happen to have to be huge to allow cars to traverse the huge swampy mess that is the majority of the state.

[@luxleather2616]

here in Arizona we have the literal London Bridge so if you go to the one in Britain & the one in Lake Havasu they'll give you a certificate doing for it....there's also a bridge in my town that is on the border of California & Arizona so you can be in two states at once when in your car....yes Native Americans have been known as Indians but people say that its considered politically incorrect or offensive nowadays

[@RobertDickerson-ee4dr]

Dang, you beat me to it.

[@Blend-25]

^ what they said ^

[@loganox]

I'm from Louisiana and have traveled all of these bridges. The southern part of the state is full of swamps, bayous and wetlands and these bridges keep drivers from having to detour hours out of the way to get to the same place.

[@HikingPNW]

In Washington state, we have 4 of the 5 longest floating bridges in the world (1st, 2nd, 3rd & 5th longest). The longest is 7,710 feet (2,350 meters). What is interesting is that they are using concrete to make the bridge float. That means that once you get away from the shore, the road is actually floating on the water on concrete pontoons. It is 6 lanes wide for cars but also has a lane for pedestrians and bicycles. On one of the bridges, they will have a light rail train that will use the floating bridge being the first in the world having a train use a floating bridge.

[@jayhank5838]

I traveled a lot in my profession and have been across all of these bridges. Also, across the Florida Keys and their little 7-mile bridge. One of the most interesting bridges is the Sunshine Skyway that crosses Tampa Bay, Florida. It was one hit by a freighter and collapsed into the bay killing over 30 people. My wife refused to go across Lake Ponchartrain and we had to go about 50 miles out of the way.

[@CalKingOnyx]

I grew up in Southeast Texas, and we call the Atchafalaya bridge "That long-ass swamp bridge.". You ought to also check out the Rainbow Bridge between Bridge City and Port Arthur Texas. I've driven over that one many times.

[@JS-TexanJeff]

I've driven the Louisiana I-10 causeways on the way to Baton Rouge from Dallas. I can tell you it is surreal driving it late at night with few other cars/trucks on the road. It feels like it will never end, and all you have is swampland/trees on either side of you.

[@davep2945]

I have actually driven over all of those bridges and the two most surreal are the Lake Pontchartrain causeway and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. The others have vegetation and or some sort of visual markers while the Ponchartrain causeway doesn't and feels like you are driving across the ocean when you get near the center and can't see land. And if it's a misty day that can be for miles on either side of the center. The Chesapeake Bay bridge isn't as intimidating but when you are driving on the causeway part approaching the tunnels and there is a ship crossing over the top (which is why there are tunnels) it looks like you are going to drive into the middle of the ship. Then you slowly descend under the water and pop back out on the other side. And there are two tunnels both about a mile long. The tunnels were built because they didn't want a tall span for ships to cross under that far out in the deep channel of the bay which is essentially the opening to the Atlantic ocean.

[@AllAmericaMuscle]

11:34 I drive on this bridge all the time it's long 20 miles or more

[@JadedLady]

@European Reacts Hey! You did a fantastic job with the pronunciations of the names!! Way to Go my friend! The first time I drove across the causeway in fog, i had to pull over and get out of my car as soon as I saw the first gas station. It took me probably 10 minutes to get the feeling back in my fingers from cripping the steering wheel so hard. I have also traveled the entire length of the 10. If you come visit, you should take a trip on it.

[@lizlittle1641]

I've been on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. You drive over water for what seems like forever.

[@The_Kiosk]

I live right by the Great River Bridge in Burlington, Iowa. Its not the longest or the tallest but its the only Mississippi crosisng between Muscatine and Fort Madison. I think it was the first cable suspension bridge across the Big Muddy River.

[@Skymonkey1268]

I am a virginia viewer and I usually go across the chesapeake bay bridge once a year. It is a great experience unless you dont like the water. It is an amazing view and is fun to drive into the tunnels that go underwater. Not only is it convenient to get to the eastern shore but it is a whole experience itself. Also 20!!!!!

[@aplihhama]

I have driven most of those bridges. From Atlanta all the way to San Diego. When you get out over the bayou in Louisiana, signs warning you that it's going to be 22 miles (35.4 km) before you get off the bridge, no services, no exits.

[@brianbenthall2739]

Andre my wife had to drive the Lake Pontchartrain bridge once, at night in a thunderstorm. She was not a happy camper.

[@rebeccaarmstrong-p7y]

I have been on the Golden Gate Bridge many times as I live in California. Alcatraz is pretty cool too. I been on the longest bridge in Louisiana and I thought it would never end.

[@Frobuzmumber]

I drove on the Chesapeake bay bridge tunnel the first year I drove. It was in the middle of the night. Was a very cool but scary drive. You can’t stop anywhere until you get to the islands. Then you can take a Pitt stop. And regroup. Gotta make sure you have plenty of fuel and don’t need to go to the bathroom. lol.

[@HDCalame]

The lake is always a big concern whenever a huricane hits New Orleans. If the lake breaks the levees then the city gets flooded. This happened when huricane Katrina hit. That lake is massive. And the city sits at a lower level than the lake. Only the levees, the water walls, and the dam, hold back the lake water.

[@AllAmericaMuscle]

1:14 The Golden Gate Bridge also foreigners remember The Brooklyn Bridge in New York

[@Steve-hq4fm]

Golden Gate Bridge.

[@thomasjackson8096]

I drove across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge today. I also saw the Golden Gate Bridge and the Oakland-Bay Bridge on my trip. 20. I drove across the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway a few times in the past.

[@TimSmith-uc4pk]

The Sunshine Skyway bridge here in Fla is 4.14 miles long, 94ft wide, 430ft in height, The bridges longest span is 1,200ft.

[@hexenhammer483]

We locals call it Causeway and it has its own dedicated police department. The Northshore of the lake is a bedroom committee for New Orleans and the surrounding area.

[@beverlybrown2673]

The beautiful Mackinac (pronounced Mackinaw) Bridge is in my home state of Michigan, linking the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. It opened in 1957, and was for many years the longest suspension bridge in the world. Both Michigan and Mackinac come from Native American languages, as do some on this video. Every year on Labor Day they close the Bridge for a few hours and people are allowed to walk across it. Tens of thousands of people participate in the approximately 5 mile hike across the Straits of Mackinac.

[@evonnemccausland3531]

I live in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. We may not have long bridges, but we have the MOST bridges than anywhere else in the world! I live 10 miles outside of the city, and I cross 8 bridges to get there! I had a person ask me how to get from one area to another area without going across a bridge. She was afraid of crossing bridges. I thought about it and I told her it was impossible to get there without going across a bridge...or several bridges!

[@janfitzgerald3615]

Washington State here…we have the world’s longest floating bridge. “The longest floating bridge in the world is the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, also known as the Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge, located in Seattle, Washington, spanning across Lake Washington. Key facts about the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge: Length: 7,710 feet (2,350 meters) Carries: Washington State Route 520 Features: Six lanes of traffic, including a multi-use trail for cyclists and pedestrians. Due to my family’s numerous car trips and having grown up in Michigan and lived in the Bay Area in California, I’ve actually driven over all these bridges.

[@jimwilcox2964]

Been across Lake Pontchartrain 6 time, 4 in chartered bus 2 in a van. Bicycled over Golden Gate once, sidewalk on one side not in traffic. Also the Coat hanger in Sydney Australia a couple of times. The longest we have in Iowa are only about 1 mile over Saylorville Lake and Lake Red Rock, although driving over the dams is longer

[@janp719]

I’ve drive the Lake Ponchatrane bridge several times.

[@nancyross9131]

20. Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel is amazing. You can come up from the tunnel and see a submarine surfacing. What an experience

[@DennisRabidue]

If you like the bigger things here than I recommend checking out the great lakes , their surface area is about the same as the whole of the UK and there are cool stories about them as well !

[@danahickman5716]

I watch Lost in the Pond all the time. Lawrence is from the U.K. and moved to Chicago where I'm from. He does a lot of U.K vs U.S.A comparisons.

[@misslora3896]

Due to 20+ years of moving around as a military family, I've been across all but one of the bridges mentioned (including the Mackinac). #2 the Manchac Swamp bridge is the only one I haven't. I've only been across the Chesapeake Bay bridge once, but all the others have been numerous times.

[@katrinkarlsdottir]

The Causway feels like it takes 20 years to cross.

[@REDPILL_POLITICS]

We're learning together, brother! You should look up The High Five. It's where I-75 & 635 cross in North Dallas, TX.